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Martine Aubry

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Martine Aubry began her career as an administrator at the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in 1975, then at the Council of State. She worked in various ministries during the Mitterrand era, always focused on employment issues. She became Minister of Labour in 1991.

In 2001, she succeeded Pierre Mauroy as Mayor of Lille, a position she still holds today. Appointed Minister of Employment and Solidarity from 1997 to 2000, she notably signed the 35-hour workweek reform. She was First Secretary of the Socialist Party from 2008 to 2012. Martine Aubry graduated from Sciences Po and the ENA.